Political stylistics

Political stylistics

by Pascale Gaitet

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Draws together ideas about society and language from a range of theorists to establish a political stylistics: a way of studying the formal properties of texts based on the principle that all linguistic production exists in a power framework mirroring that of social relations.

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    How does Gaitet’s premise that all language exists within a framework of social power change the way you view everyday conversations and media?

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    In what ways do you see formal properties of texts—such as grammar, tone, and vocabulary—actively reinforcing existing hierarchies in contemporary politics?

  3. 3

    Can you think of a recent public speech or political slogan where the "stylistics" completely shifted the power dynamic of the message?

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